Saddlebrooke, AZ vs Safford, AZ

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricSaddlebrooke, AZSafford, AZ
Population13,08510,239
Median Household Income$88,686$65,647
Median Rent$2,774/mo$1,048/mo
Median Home Value$498,700$199,800
Cost of Living (US = 100)103—
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income28.9%34.2%
Poverty Rate5.4%14.1%
Unemployment Rate4.4% (county)4% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k112*189
Property Crime Rate /100k457*2,910
Median AQI67—
Good AQI Days /yr62—
Summer Highs100°F99°F
Winter Lows31°F31°F
Snowfall1 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute33.2 min22.6 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher—22.8
College Degree Rate52.6%18.1%
Foreign-Born %7.7%2.4%
Population Growth (2020–2025)—+1.5%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Saddlebrooke (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.